A RACE TO HONOR A RACER

     THE RORY PRICE MEMORIAL     

The American Speed Association Northwest Sprint Car Series makes it’s stop at the longest track on the circuit

Monroe, WA – September 8, 2008 - The American Speed Association/Northwest Sprintcar Racing Association (ASA/NSRA) makes it’s eleventh stop of the 2008 Championship season at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA September 13^th for the third running of the Rory Price Memorial (RPM) presented by Millennium Motors.

Rory Price made a huge impact on so very many lives in his native western Washington home as well as the entire length of the west coast.  Rory started out in go-karts moving to mini-sprints, midgets, and sprint cars.  He started racing professionally at age sixteen and could be found in most any type of open wheeled car on dirt or asphalt.  He had a particular love of midgets but was equally competitive in any type of open wheeled car he stepped into on dirt or pavement.  Rory died of injuries in a testing accident on March 31, 2006.  Close friends and relatives made a commitment to honor Rory Price thus the RPM was born.  With this third running of the Rory Price Memorial organizers have worked hard to make this a premier event for open wheeled racers, a race that teams want to come participate in to honor the memory of Rory Price.  All proceeds and donations will go to  The Rory Price Family Fund established at Washington Mutual Bank for the care of his 3-year-old daughter.

Evergreen Speedway is the longest racetrack these drivers will see during the 2008 Championship season at five-eighths mile in length with 8-degree banked turns.  In addition, with a much larger than normal purse for the winner a substantially larger field of cars are expected to compete.  Over thirty winged sprint cars are anticipated for the Rory Price Memorial. 

A purse of $3500 to win, $1800 for second, and $1300 for third, with $500 to start the A Main, the organizers for this event have also included a Long Tow award and a $1000 Hard Charger award, the Hard Charger award being presented by The Sign Factory.

Rory Price

Tight Battle At The Top, And All The Way Through Tenth Place

The American Speed Association Northwest Sprint Car Series season points

Everett, WA – September 3, 2008 - The American Speed Association/Northwest Sprintcar Racing Association (ASA/NSRA) 2008 Championship is still up for grabs with only three races left on the schedule.

Matt Hein driving the #98h leads the series with 543 points after ten races but is followed very closely by the 2007 Champion Andy Alberding in the #76 with 520 points.  Sierra Jackson, driver of the #25j, by virtue of her win at Ephrata Raceway Park and her strong second place finish at StateLine Stadium Speedway has moved from fifth to third in season points with 485.  Trailing Jackson by just one point is Justin Mack driving the #17 in fourth with 484 points.  Five points behind Mack is Jake Mann driver of the #51 in fifth with 479 points.  Only 64 points separate the top five.  With 80 points the maximum possible at each race the top five could easily change after each race.

Sixth through tenth have an equally tight points battle.  Sixth place Cory Lockwood in the #99r has accumulated 458 points, just 21 points behind fifth place Mann, 26 points behind fourth place Mack, and 27 points behind Jackson.  In seventh is R. J. Fronsman in the #25z with 434 points, just 24 points back of Lockwood.  Eighth in season points is currently held by Greg Middendorf in the #4 with 424 points, ten back of Fronsman and thirty-four back of Lockwood.  Ninth is a tie in points at 345 for both Adam Roduner and Rick Brown.  Kenny Hamilton sits just outside the top ten with 328 points.

The Rory Price Memorial presented by Millennium Motors at Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, WA September 13^th will be the next race on the ASA/NSRA schedule.  It is the longest racetrack these drivers will see during the season at five-eighths mile in length with 8-degree banked turns.  In addition, with a much larger than normal purse for the winner a substantially larger field of cars are expected to compete.  Over thirty winged sprint cars are anticipated for the Rory Price Memorial.  A large field and a long track could put the top drivers points positions in jeopardy.